4.27.2012

KCWC Day 5: A Pinafore

For day 5 of the kcwc, I had planned to make this top to go with these bloomers

which were gifted to me when I was pregnant with Iris. Aren't they fun? The pinafore seemed like a good match.

The tutorial was fantastic - a free PDF pattern that was easy to follow with good detail and great pictures. But the pinafore was way too big for the baby. I decided to try it on Evie as a tunic. She couldn't have been more thrilled. She's been asking me to sew for her but Indigo has declared a temporary moratorium on all sewing for Evie because Evie has "like 20 dresses and I've outgrown all of mine." It's true - the girl has a lot of dresses.

Inspired by this dress, I added snaps (instead of buttons) to make it reversible. It would be a shame to see such beautiful fabric mostly hidden as a lining.

I only had a half of a yard for the lining, so I cut the straps perpendicular to the main fabric. I think it works.

In the world of sewing, things don't always work out like we initially envision. It's always great when a project is still salvageable. Just like life, everything goes better when we're flexible.

i really hope you enjoy the cooking links. i only post the ones we like the very best. if something's good but not great, i don't post it. of course, everyone has different preferences, so i hope you like them as much as we do! :)

Susan, I did not enlarge the pattern. I had intended to make this for our (at the time) baby. It was way too big for her, but fit our (at the time) 3 year old daughter. If you are planning on making it for a older child, you might want to add some length, as our 3 year old wore this as a tunic and it didn't fit for very long, even as that.